Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 13 September 2026

Score5-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCoventry Building Society Arena
Attendance31,492

View Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Coventry City won: 0 Drawn: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Coventry City scored: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 5 . This was the first meeting in the top division since 23 April 1983 when Brighton and Hove Albion won 1-0 at the Goldstone Ground in League Division One with a goal from Terry Connor.

0 Coventry City

Manager: Frank Lampard

5 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Goals:

Charalampos Kostoulas 35 G
Malick Yalcouyé 51 G
Pascal Gross penalty 70 P
Lewis Dunk 83 G
Yasin Ayari 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Bobby Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Jay Dasilva
Defender/Midfielder Milan van Ewijk
Midfielder Matt Grimes
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Jack Rudoni
Midfielder/Forward Ephron Mason-Clark
Forward Taiwo Awoniyi

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Luka Vušković Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward

Substitutions:

Sidiki Cherif for Ephron Mason-Clark 60
Brandon Thomas-Asante for Jack Rudoni 73
Caleb Yirenkyi for Frank Onyeka 73
Victor Torp for Matt Grimes 84

Substitutions:

Chema Andrés for Malick Yalcouyé 65
Ibrahim Osman for Olivier Boscagli 78
Pascal Struijk for Luka Vušković 78
Costinha for Diego Gómez 84
Matt O'Riley for Charalampos Kostoulas 84

Cards:

Taiwo Awoniyi 53 R

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Stephen Mfuni
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Midfielder/Forward Victor Torp
Forward Sidiki Cherif
Forward Brandon Thomas-Asante

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Younes Ibrahim
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Forward Promise David

Comments:

League position: 20th . Coventry City had now lost the first four games of a league season for the second time: previously in 1919-20 in League Division Two (nine). . The Sky Blues had now become the second team to lose their first four games of a season in the Premier League without scoring: previously Crystal Palace in 2017-18 (seven). . This was the first time that City had conceded five or more goals in a home league game since a 6-2 loss against Yeovil Town in League Two at the then named Ricoh Arena on 2 April 2018.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brighton and Hove Albion avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019 (four). . The Seagulls had now won eight of their last 15 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (drawn six, lost one). . This was the first time that Albion had scored five or more goals in a game in the Premier League since a 5-0 win at Sheffield United on 18 February 2024.

0 Coventry City

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Bobby Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Jay Dasilva
Defender/Midfielder Milan van Ewijk
Midfielder Matt Grimes
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Jack Rudoni
Midfielder/Forward Ephron Mason-Clark
Forward Taiwo Awoniyi

Substitutions:

Sidiki Cherif for Ephron Mason-Clark 60
Brandon Thomas-Asante for Jack Rudoni 73
Caleb Yirenkyi for Frank Onyeka 73
Victor Torp for Matt Grimes 84

Cards:

Taiwo Awoniyi 53 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Stephen Mfuni
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Midfielder/Forward Victor Torp
Forward Sidiki Cherif
Forward Brandon Thomas-Asante

Comments:

League position: 20th . Coventry City had now lost the first four games of a league season for the second time: previously in 1919-20 in League Division Two (nine). . The Sky Blues had now become the second team to lose their first four games of a season in the Premier League without scoring: previously Crystal Palace in 2017-18 (seven). . This was the first time that City had conceded five or more goals in a home league game since a 6-2 loss against Yeovil Town in League Two at the then named Ricoh Arena on 2 April 2018.

5 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Charalampos Kostoulas 35 G
Malick Yalcouyé 51 G
Pascal Gross penalty 70 P
Lewis Dunk 83 G
Yasin Ayari 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Luka Vušković Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward

Substitutions:

Chema Andrés for Malick Yalcouyé 65
Ibrahim Osman for Olivier Boscagli 78
Pascal Struijk for Luka Vušković 78
Costinha for Diego Gómez 84
Matt O'Riley for Charalampos Kostoulas 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Costinha
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Younes Ibrahim
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Osman
Forward Promise David

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brighton and Hove Albion avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019 (four). . The Seagulls had now won eight of their last 15 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (drawn six, lost one). . This was the first time that Albion had scored five or more goals in a game in the Premier League since a 5-0 win at Sheffield United on 18 February 2024.